I have some thoughts about the fans dissatisfaction with the direction of the show and I wanted to know what you guys thought. I noticed some fans balk when they started infusing the storyline with many parallels to social issues we face. I've read fans indicate that they do not like complex storylines or stories that touch too much on our reality. I guess they prefer crap like the last two years of Andromeda. I definitively disagree, but I definitely think they loss some of their young White male demographic
The second complaint I agree with entirely. I don't understand though. Moore cut his teeth on DS9 where they seemed to mix up the seasons with rich side stories storylines that would focus on quark, garak, morn, and other characters infused throughout the season. On Galactica they would give us four great episodes around one storyline and then five seemingly pointless filler episodes. I think that significantly contributed to viewer erosion. Why do you think views are getting disenchanted with Galatica? Tracey Martin wrote: > > This has been pretty much a given from most of the fams I'm in touch > with through the Skiffy boards. They were all pretty well prepared for > the news. Some were kinda glad, because they've been none too pleased > with the quality of the last season and change. > > "Tracey de Morsella (formerly Tracey L. Minor)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:tdlists%40multiculturaladvantage.com>> wrote: Sci Fi has > announced that Battlestar Galactica will come to an end after > its upcoming 22-episode fourth season. The decision was made by exec > producers David Eick and Ronald D. Moore. > > WTFrak?! > > "This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and finally, > an end," the duo said in a statement. "Over the course of the last year, > the story and the characters have been moving strongly toward that end > and we've decided to listen to those internal voices and conclude the > show on our own terms. And while we know our fans will be saddened to > know the end is coming, they should brace themselves for a wild ride > getting there -- we're going out with a bang." > > The fourth and final season kicks off in early 2008. As previously > reported, the two-hour prequel pic "Razor" will premiere in November. > > Eick and Moore are holding a conference call this afternoon to discuss > their decision. If you've got questions, post 'em below. Or if you just > want to comment on BSG's passing, that's cool, too. > > Honestly, the news could be worse. I mean, we've still got 22 episodes > left. You can jam a lot of frakkin' closure into 22 episodes. > > http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Battlestar-Galactica-End/800016206 > > <http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Ausiello-Report/Battlestar-Galactica-End/800016206> > > Battlestar Ending Next Season > > The producers of SCI FI Channel's Battlestar Galactica confirmed that > the upcoming fourth season will be the show's last. Executive producers > Ronald Moore and David Eick said that it was a creative decision to end > the acclaimed series with the upcoming 22-episode season. > > "This show was always meant to have a beginning, a middle and, finally, > an end," Eick and Moore said in a statement on May 31. "Over the course > of the last year, the story and the characters have been moving strongly > toward that end, and we've decided to listen to those internal voices > and conclude the show on our own terms. And while we know our fans will > be saddened to know the end is coming, they should brace themselves for > a wild ride getting there: We're going out with a bang." > > In November, a special two-hour Battlestar episode, "Razor," will air. > The fourth season kicks off in early 2008. > > At last month's Saturn Awards, Edward James Olmos said that the upcoming > season would be the show's last, prompting Eick to say at the time that > no decision had been made. "I promise you that when Ron and I make a > decision about Galactica's future, we'll let you know," he said then. > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > "There is no reason Good can't triumph over Evil, if only angels will > get organized along the lines of the Mafia." -Kurt Vonnegut, "A Man > Without A Country" > > --------------------------------- > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see > what's on, when. > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
